There is this one interchange in Santa Cruz, CA. It is called the fishhook, and it is where 17S merges onto 1S. There is an overflow lane to the right of the3 main traffic lane, with a sign posted that says "NO PASSING". The only rason the lane is there is so draffic doesn't back up onto 17 during rush hour. As soon as about 30 cars are lined up to merge onto 1, some ******* speeds around everybody who has been waiting in the correct lane, and some r****d invariably lets them in right away, rewarding them for being huge pricks.
No **** man. I hate that interchange and the assholes that do that. Hey, from now on, whenever you take 1N into Santa Cruz, and it has that big yellow warning sign about the curve right there at 17, imagine RM95, RM95's Girl, and RM95's Brother yelling, "flashing, flashing, flashing, flashing". Yeah, we're r****ded.
Easily my biggest driving peeve. Especially when I'm already doing to speed limit or higher. What I hate even more is when it's on a one lane road and they move to the left a little bit trying to get past you. That's usually when I move to the center and slow down drop my speed about 10 mph.
That's the thing...I'm sure people see me as an aggressive driver with a chip on my shoulder. But, I'm not the problem. THEY ARE THE PROBLEM! They break all the simple rules that every driver should know...all of which have been mentioned in this thread. The most frequently abused rule is driving too slow in the fast lane. You don't want to tail gate so you try and ride up behind them without actually riding their ass. But, they don't care or don't get it and don't get over to the right lane. So, you have to put on this show where you have to pass this SOB by going around them because they can't get over cause their too stupid to even be on the road. I deal with this crap every time. I rarely have a drive where it is completely comfortable. And, I don't have the patience to drive five miles under the speed limit(or worse) everywhere I go. It must be nice to be old and be in La La land where driving is just a nice picnic drive with nowhere to be or go. When people talk about road rage drivers, they should look at the people who break proper driving etiquette rules which cause road rage in the first place. In my opinion, their the ones who cause all the problems. If your too old to where you have to drive 20 miles under the speed limit in a 35 mph, then get a damn handicap go cart and ride on the sidewalk or don't drive. You will see my mouth moving the whole time on the road. And I'm not singing. I'm saying every bad word in the book. Surf
Just got involved with one that makes me absolutely livid with rage: Being behind some jabroni who WON'T turn right on red! Hello, moron! If you can't turn right on red, there would be a sign telling you that! Wasted 4 minutes being behind this jackass!
1. Drivers that dont realize if they let go of the gas the car also slows down. I hate when Im stuck behind somebody that is constantly slamming on their breaks 2. At a light. wait a few secs to see if anybody is running than i get honked at by the person behind me 3.people that dont wave to say thank you after you them in or through. hey i just want a thank ya 4. drivers that clearly get to the stop sign before you but they refuse to go and they wave to tell you go to act like there speeding you. when theyre actually slowing yo down 5. people who get on your butt even when your going over the speed limit. almost always a jacked up truck with a confedearate flag on the back of his truck. 6. when you have some guy friends in the car, girls in other cars notice and try to talk at a light. 99% of the time there butt ugly 7.when i see somebody tail gate a old lady in her crown victoria i get pretty upset. thats very unconsiderate 8. drivers that dont seem to notice that the streets are wet, they drive like its not. i get away than chuckle when i see them lose control of their car 9. when im at a light with my system up. and i get dirty looks. you got a stero to turn it up if you dont want to hear mine 10. when im at a light again with my system up and some young teenagers want me to blare it even more. sorry not going to blow my stuff just for your entertainment
I'm with you on your first 8, but 9? C'mon. With that reasoning, someone might say : "when im driving. and i get dirty looks because I'm on your tail. You've got a gas pedal to step on if you dont want me there."
I've driven all over the country and Houston drivers are the worst. New York City's my favorite place to drive. It seems like anarchy, but everyone's following the same rules and everyone's super alert. You almost never see a wreck in NYC. The left lane/fast lane/passing lane thing's easily solved in a way that would make everyone happy. Use it only for passing. If people would do this, no one would ever be stuck behind someone and no one would ever get tailgated. Ever. In most of the NE, this is how it works and it works beautifully. Why we can't learn it here it totally beyond me. Other things that make me crazy: 1. People who run red lights. For all those reasons it's dangerous, yes. But also because it causes people to wait at green lights. This is worst with left turns. Half the time only one car can make a protected left turn because of two or three cars that think they should be able to run the red. 2. People who sit forever at green lights. I understand most of this is because of people running reds, but it makes me nuts. It's like they know they're gonna make the light so why hurry. If we'd all agree that red means stop and green means go, there'd be a lot less honking, road rage and accidents. As it stands, red means stop in a few seconds and green means go in a few seconds. 3. Running and half-running stop signs. Time was, people stopped behind the stop sign, like it says in the rulebook. These days, people seem to think that if any part of their car is behind the stop sign, they're complying. It's standard these days to roll half a car length past a stop sign and then stop abruptly. Ever since a car ran a stop sign and totalled my girlfriend's car and my knee, I'm skiddish passing stop signs. When you come full speed past a stop sign as I'm intersecting, how am I supposed to know you're going to stop? Stop behind the damn sign. 4. People who use the shoulder to try and beat traffic, while others are waiting in the right lane to exit the freeway. I usually just pull out halfway into the shoulder to block them. When I'm really pissed, I wait til the last minute and swerve out daring them to hit me. 5. Metro buses moving over into your lane like you don't even exist, daring you to stop and let them in. 6. People who don't use turn signals in the city. Dude, if I knew you were going to turn left, I would have gotten in the other lane. 7. People who don't understand the wonderful simplicity of four way stops. If you've got your license, you should know whose turn it is. When it's your turn, go. When it's not, don't. Don't do me the favor of waving me by out of turn. You're slowing everyone down. By the time we finally agree on who's more polite, we could have been long gone. 8. People who get annoyed when you politely tap your horn to let them know a light's green. I pull up behind someone at a red light. They reach for their phone or stereo or whatever. The light turns green. I wait. They talk on the phone or decide which CD to listen to. I wait more. I tap my horn lightly. They give me a dirty look in their rear view and very slowly pull out to make a statement. By the time they've gone through the light, it's yellow. And somehow I'm the rude one. 9. Anyone who ever talks on a cell phone while driving. Ever. It should be illegal and eventually it will be. Until then, if you do this, you are not my friend. Moreover, you're an *******. 10. Cops who think the laws don't apply to them, whether they have somewhere to be or not. They don't use turn signals, they don't wear seat belts and they run lights and stop signs whenever they feel like it. 11. Blocking the box. If you don't know what that means, you're probably guilty of it.
I got another two... 1. People that are scared of going faster than police cruisers even though the cruisers are driving at 2 mph. Grow some nuts people! 2. :edit: Batman got the 4 way stop.
one of the most underrated pet peeves of all time. i pass cops frequently, b/c most of the time they're going 5 under the limit. i always get these horrid looks from other drivers, who are moronically (is that a word?) doing 10 under and causing a traffic jam amongst themselves! don't forget the idiots that slow down to watch an accident. i hate them with a PASSION! traffic comes to a standstill for three miles before an accident scene, than suddenly the road is clear immediately afterwards. If you want to see that crap, rent a "faces of death" video you assholes! as Ludicrous would say "move b****, get out the way!"
While I guess it might mean that I am guilty of it, I have never heard this expression. What is blocking the box?
You haven't driven through NYC. Every intersection has a sign with the fine for blocking the box - getting caught in the middle of the intersection with traffic when the light changes.
Thanks ArtV. In that case, no I have not been guilty of it. It does remind me of another peeve, people who change lanes in the intersection.
davo hit the nail on the head, I am absolutely flabbergasted that people let these assholes in. One of these days, I'm going to buy a $500 P.O.S. and drive down Metric at rush hour, and anyone who tries to go straight from the right hand lane at Howard because they don't want to wait their turn in the left, I'm going to ram them. I'm going to screw their car up something fierce, then walk away. another : When I'm trying to turn right at a red light, and some idiot in the left lane pushes his car forward so that I can't see oncomning traffic. Why do you have to be so far forward? You only have to wait for the green, I have to see oncoming traffic. Damn inconsiderate assholes I'm on a roll here : people who hang me out to dry on left turns. We're both turning left, they're in front of me, there's a space in traffic. They go, I deem there's enough room to go, so I go as well. Once they get clear of traffic, they slow down to about 5mph, leaving the guy behind them stuck in the middle of the road. You think I'm done? : tailgating in the rain. stupid, stupid, stupid. If I'm going slow cause its wet, I'll get in the right lane for you - but don't tailgate me, especially in inclement weather. I have not yet begun to complain : Turn signals are not on your car just to accent the nice lines - use them assclown. wait, one more : People who run the light at Metric and Parmer. Happens all the time, and they're going through the light when my light is green. People who do that should have their cars confiscated. and one final one : Parking within your spot. The Lines are pretty easy to see, why is this so hard? People who do this should have the proper way to park in a parking spot etched into their driver-side door by someone's key. bleh, I'm spent.
Bringing this thread back to life as once again I have been reminded how many people do NOT know that you can turn right on red unless there is a sign that prohibits it or they are dedicated traffic lights that control right turns (which you rarely see).
I'm still irritated by people not using blinkers to signal their lane changes. If you are one of these individuals, just make it a ****ing habit to signal even if you are on a road all by yourself. Also, if you are going to change lanes, and you do signal that you are changing lanes, at least give the driver a ****ing second to react lol. You aren't doing any better if you turn on your signal but just surprise me out of nowhere (I'm not even referencing line cutters here, that's a whole other pet peeve).
ACCELLERATE when you're merging onto a freeway! Do NOT try to drive straight when you're in a turn-only lane! Do NOT turn on your hazard lights when you're driving in the rain! Do NOT try to cut across lanes because you're about to miss your exit. Do NOT walk down the street, side-by side, with your stroller and your dog when you have a sidewalk Do NOT ignore yield signs! Do NOT cut in front of someone, and then hit the brakes (usually to turn)! DO NOT TAILGATE! Do NOT drive at night with your headlights off Do NOT drive while under the influence of alcohol or any drug PUT DOWN YOUR F***ING CELL PHONE!
I live in a typical suburban neighborhood. Playgrounds are all around, and the kids ride their bikes / scooters to them. We always have to cross some streets. I taught my kids to look for traffic lights, signs, stop signs, and check for cars. They use crosswalks and wait for their turn to cross if it's a major road. What really pisses me off is drivers stopping - when they're not supposed to - to allow my kids to cross the street. DON'T DO THAT! You ****ing idiot, you're signaling to my kids that cars will just stop for them and they can cross the street however they please. It's gotten to the point now where my kids will refuse to cross the street even if people in cars are telling them to. And I'm glad. Instead, they're waiting until it is their turn to safely cross. So there is often a stare-down between the driver(s) and my kids, where the driver(s) are waving them on but my kids are shaking their heads "No." The cherry on top to this is that this sometimes pisses off the drivers who then accelerate away angrily.
